Cleanliness and condition of facilities and building Cleanliness and condition of facilities and building (including having appropriate layout, ventilation, hand washing facilities and pest control) to enable good food hygiene

Very good

Management of food safetySystem or checks in place to ensure that food sold or served is safe to eat, evidence that staff know about food safety, and the food safety officer has confidence that standards will be maintained in future.

Major improvement necessary

A spokesperson for G Simpson Butchers said the business was still going to appeal the latest score.

They also acknowledged that there was a human error, which has now been dealt with in house.

The company's HQ in Heckington was given the highest possible rating of 5 in December 2018.

However, the company has said that it is confident that the Lincoln store will soon get its score back to a five.